🎂 Wishing a very Happy 70th Birthday to The Prince of Wales! #HappyBirthdayHRH Two new photographs of The Prince of Wales and his family, taken by @ChrisJacksonGetty in the garden of Clarence House, have been released to celebrate HRH's 70th birthday - visit @ClarenceHouse for more 📷

Although this seems like the very last thing we’d want to be doing after a day of festive feasting, the tradition apparently dates back to the early 1900’s when King Edward VII led the monarchy.

Because past kings and queens were quite the gluttons, ‘the weighing’ wasn’t some form of royal fat-shaming, but rather to ensure that everyone was thoroughly well fed.

As for some other strange royal traditions? It has been widely reported that the Royals open all their gifts on Christmas Eve instead of Christmas day, and because they’re all loaded they only exchange humorous gifts.

According to the Daily Star, Meghan gave the queen a singing hamster toy last year…it’ll be hard to top that!

Milly HaddrickMilly is a freelance journalist who devours all news, from the latest in Australian politics to Meghan and Harry's cutest couple moments. Milly is a devout tea enthusiast who's a firm believer in quality downtime, her weekends are usually spent exploring a new cafe with a nice cuppa and the crossword.